A Swansea care home has been ordered to pay more than £8,000 after admitting three food hygiene offences. The company behind Ashgrove House in Swansea Road, Waunarlwydd, pleaded guilty to three criminal charges.
Ashgrove (Swansea) Limited was handed fines and costs totalling £8,470 during a November hearing at Swansea Magistrates' Court. It came after Ashgrove admitted the following offences:
On September 28, 2021, the care home breached a regulation by failing to implement and maintain a food safety management system.
On October 18, 2021, the care home failed to comply with a remedial notice which had been served on August 24 that year.
On December 6, 2021, the care home failed to comply with a remedial notice which had been served on August 24 that year.
Ashgrove had been charged with six other offences which were withdrawn. These charges were that the care home had placed on the market some foods which were alleged to be unsafe for human consumption. These foods were sandwich fillings, 110 Ubley yoghurts, 40 Arla butters, six raspberry and marmalade jams, three bags of ground almonds, and two Rowse honey pots according to the charges which were later dropped.
Ashgrove House had capacity for 55 residents but there were far fewer by the time Care Inspectorate Wales carried out its last inspection of the site.